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The Division comprised of two departments i.e. the Investment and Projects Management  and the Research, Planning and Actuarial Departments . To view a department please click on any of the links

The Directorate:

 

Terms of Reference

 

Under the overall supervision of the Director General, the Directorate will coordinate and direct research and actuarial work and provide advice on investment project activities, provide inputs and overviews at key stages of projects to ensure that findings are maintained in a strategic perspective (for monitoring).

 

Specifically, the Directorate will:

 

  • Develop mechanisms to maximize returns on the Trust’s portfolio within the policy parameters approved by the Board of Trustees and consistent with the Investment Policy Statement and Strategy

  • Supervise the assessment and selection of investment projects 

  • Review and evaluate the expectations and outcomes of NASSIT investment projects in relation to the benefits and costs

  • Maintain close coordination with support areas both within and outside the Trust to ensure smooth functioning of investment operations

  • In collaboration with staff in the division, prepare timely reports on activities, including recommendations for the Investments Committee and Board of Trustees

  • Coordinate and supervise periodic evaluation of the scheme and assessment of long-term financial implications of programs, projects and policy decisions

  • Supervise the preparation of corporate and business plans for the Trust as well departments/divisions and ensure regular monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of corporate and business plans

  • Play a key role in the facilitation of national workshops

  • Consider and report on any other relevant matters

Investment and Projects Management

Terms of Reference

  • Develop the strategies and tactics to maximize returns on the Trust’s portfolio within the policy parameters approved by the Board of Trustees and consistent with the Investment Policy Statement and Strategy

  • Carry out analysis on the selection of investment assets to be included in the Trust Fund portfolio

  • Collaborate with the Trust’s investment partners to ensure that planning and implementation of investment projects are in accordance with the Trust’s investment policy

  • Manage the investment of the Trust’s liquid resources

  • Report investment objectives and results regularly to the Investment Committee and the Board of Trustees

  • Maintain close coordination with support areas inside and outside the Trust to ensure smooth functioning of investment operations

Research, Planning and Actuarial

Terms of Reference

  • Identifying, investigating and analyzing issues of relevance to the Trust with a view to enhancing the operation of the Scheme

  • Develop and maintain effective systems and procedures for the collection, compilation, interpretation and dissemination of statistical data relevant for the operation of the Scheme

  • Reviewing and reporting statistical summaries of operational activities in Area Offices and Departments to aid management in decision making

  • Identifying and compiling socio-economic, financial and demographic data for use in actuarial models for the Scheme’s evaluation

  • Responsible for periodic evaluation of the scheme and assessing long-term financial implications of programs, projects and policy decisions

  • Facilitate the preparation of corporate and business plans for the Trust as well departments/divisions

  • Carry out regular monitoring and guiding the implementation of corporate and business plans as well as providing regular reports on the performance of various functional areas of the Trust in relation to specific objectives and targets

  • Maintain contact and coordination with similar departments and institutions both in Sierra Leone and abroad for the exchange of information and materials